When the Ursaring was chasing out Ash and his friends out of a forest, Paul used his Chimchar to defeat and capture it. Pleased with Ursaring's strength, he decided to keep it and later used it to rescue Chimchar from Team Rocket. Ursaring was also used to attack Chimchar in the hopes of forcing it to unleash its full power.
Ursaring was used to battle Pyramid King Brandon, where it battled his Regice and was defeated by Regirock. During Ash and Paul's first six on six battle, Ursaring defeated Staraptor, Buizel and Pikachu before finally being defeated by Chimchar.
Ursaring was also used during Paul's battle against Barry, where it defeated his Hitmonlee despite type disadvantage.
